March 3, 2005, Thursday

To the Editor: ''One Constant in Homeless Litigation: New York v. the Judge'' (news article, Nov. 12) ignores the heart of Justice Helen E. Freedman's rulings, and the rulings of other state and federal judges who have protected the very lives of...

Next month, the city and advocates for the homeless will go to court for arguments on the pivotal and contentious issue of whether homeless families who repeatedly reject permanent housing can be temporarily turned out of city shelters. Like so...

November 12, 2002, Tuesday

A Manhattan judge ordered the city yesterday to stop using a vacant Bronx jail as a temporary shelter for homeless families by Sept. 25. While the decision by Justice Helen Freedman of State Supreme Court commended the city for ''its almost...

A Manhattan judge told the city yesterday to turn over medical records for homeless families sheltered in a former Bronx jail found to have peeling lead-based paint, but at the same time left open the possibility that young children may be allowed to...

A judge yesterday told the city to come up with a plan to vacate a former jail in the Bronx that has been used to house homeless families, but allowed the temporary shelter to remain open while that plan is being developed. The decision by Justice...

An aggressive effort yesterday by a group of banks to protect billions of dollars that they lent to WorldCom greatly increases the likelihood that the company will have to seek bankruptcy protection. A group of 25 banks asked a judge to block...